From 2016 to 2017, Goff, the Los Angeles Rams’ 2016 No. 1 overall pick, made significant strides in completion percentage (54.6 to 62.1), yards per attempt (5.3 to 8.0), touchdown-to-interception ratio (0.71 to 4.00) and passer rating (63.6 to 100.5). He finished 296-of-477, throwing for 3,804 yards, 28 touchdowns and seven interceptions in the regular season, before being eliminated by the Atlanta Falcons in the wild-card round this past Saturday night. Read more

Sean McVay was “still in the process of processing” the abrupt end to the Los Angeles Rams’ season when he met with the media at noon on Sunday. McVay engrossed himself in film shortly after the 26-13 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday night, as he is prone to do. Read more

Slowly, awkwardly and reluctantly the Rams reported to their Thousand Oaks practice facility early Sunday morning. The abruptness and finality of their season coming to a screeching halt the night before was apparent immediately after their frustrating wild-card round loss to the Atlanta Falcons. But now, as they gathered together in Thousand Oaks, reality was setting in. Read more

Now, the narrative shifts. No longer are they the out-of-nowhere Rams. The 2018 season will begin with expectations, and merely maintaining this season’s level won’t take the Rams to the Super Bowl. Coach Sean McVay pressed the accelerator in 2017, when he helped lift a stagnant franchise to an 11-5 record, an NFC West title and the Rams’ first playoff appearance in 2003. Read more